Escaped from the shackles of the Inquisition, she began a new life, entered the academy, defended her diploma… Not in time. She chickened out, passed by, and didn’t turn back—yet she saved a dying person. Out of humaneness? Hardly. She decided to annoy a colleague—the dark nature won. And now she has to clean up the mess! The elves, you understand, need a herbalist—without him, their skills aren’t enough. And the Inquisition is happy to work hard for dear guests. Who can refuse the dean’s persistent request when Elian Eskel himself watches how events unfold? Definitely not the one he so longs to meet.